A satellite called XRISM will use X-ray detection instruments to probe the high-energy universe like never before. Both NASA and Japan are involved in the mission.
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UK spaceport unearths a Bronze Age surprise ahead of 1st rocket launches this year
Scotland's SaxaVord Spaceport is getting ready to host its first rocket launches soon. Archaeologists recently found Bronze Age remnants on the remote Shetland island by accident.
Moon mining gains momentum as private companies plan for a lunar economy
A number of entrepreneurial groups have shared their strategies to turn the moon into a hustle and bustle world of marketable services.
Beam-hopping JoeySat passes in-orbit tests
An advanced broadband satellite providing high-speed internet services that demonstrate next-generation 5G connectivity has passed its initial in-orbit tests.
Chinese Scientists Complete a Concept Study for a 6-Meter Space Telescope to Find Habitable Exoplanets
We have discovered more than 5,400 planets in the universe. These worlds range from hot jovians that closely orbit their star to warm ocean worlds to cold gas giants. While we know they are there, we don’t know much about them. Characteristics such as mass and size are fairly straightforward to measure, but other properties such as temperature and atmospheric composition are more difficult. So the next generation of telescopes will try to capture that information, including one proposed telescope from the Chinese National Space Administration.
Rocket Lab poised for 40th Electron launch on Sunday
Artist’s impression of Capella’s Acadia radar-imaging satellite. Image: Capella.
In a launch market dominated by SpaceX, Rocket Lab continues to cement its place in the orbital delivery landscape with plans for the 40th launch of its Electon rocket early Sunday.
Astronomers are Watching a Planet Get its Atmosphere Blasted Away into Space
What do you get when a hot young world orbits a wildly unstable young red dwarf? For AU Microsopii b, the answer is: flares from the star tearing away the atmosphere. That catastrophic loss happens in fits and starts, “hiccuping” out its atmosphere at one point and then losing practically none the next.
Falcon Heavy launches heaviest commercial communications satellite yet
Falcon Heavy streaks towards orbit in this long exposure as the side boosters perform entry and landing burns before touching down at Cape Canaveral. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now.
SpaceX launched the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite atop a Falcon Heavy rocket on Friday. The triple-core rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A with the Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 satellite at 11:04 p.m. EDT (0304 UTC Saturday).
Travel through an intergalactic wormhole in 'The Marvels' trailer
Marvel Studios dropped new trailer for "The Marvels"
Could Earth ever become a rogue planet?
Earth has held a stable orbit for over 4 billion years but what would happen if we changed Earth's orbit so to avoid the sun's violent demise?
Watch Rocket Lab launch Earth-observing radar satellite early on July 30
Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the company Capella Space early Sunday morning (July 30), and you can watch the action live.
Watch Indian rocket launch 7 satellites to orbit today
An Indian PSLV rocket will launch seven satellites to orbit today (July 29), and you can watch the liftoff live.
Aeolus: a historic end to a trailblazing mission
Surpassing scientific expectations and exceeding its planned life in orbit, the Aeolus wind mission has been hailed as one of ESA’s most successful Earth observation missions. And now, its end will go down in history too, thanks to the ingenuity of the Agency’s mission control team who guided this remarkable satellite down to Earth’s atmosphere for a safe reentry.
Watch SpaceX test new Starship water-deluge system for 1st time (video)
SpaceX gave its new Starship water-deluge system, which is designed to protect the launch pad against the superpowerful rocket, its first full-up test on Friday (July 28).
Could Aging Wine Become The First Major Space Manufacturing Business?
In capitalist societies, resources are primarily directed at solving problems, and one of the biggest hurdles facing space development is its ability to directly solve the problems of the majority of humanity back on Earth. So far, we’ve taken some cautious commercial steps, primarily through satellite monitoring and communication technologies. Some think that space tourism is the “killer app” that will kickstart the commercialization of space. But to really have a sustainable business model, humans need to make something in space that they are unable to make on Earth. This article is the first in a series where we will look at what those possible first manufactured goods are. And in this case, the good isn’t something that might immediately be thought of as high-tech.
Live Coverage: SpaceX Falcon Heavy set to launch heaviest commercial communications satellite ever
Falcon Heavy stands on the launch pad early this morning as a Falcon 9 lifts off from pad 40 on a Starlink delivery mission. Image: SpaceX.
SpaceX will make another attempt Friday to launch the world’s heaviest commercial communications satellite atop a Falcon Heavy rocket after technical problems halted a countdown on Wednesday. Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A with the Jupiter 3/EchoStar 24 satellite is scheduled for 11:04 p.m. EDT (0304 UTC Saturday).
JWST Pierces Through a Thick Nebula to Reveal Newly Forming Binary Stars
In 1985, the physicist Heinz Pagels wrote that star birth was a “veiled and secret event.” That’s because the stellar crêches hide the action. But, ever since the advent of infrared astronomy, astronomers have been able to lift that veil. In particular, the Hubble Space Telescope has studied these systems and now, the Webb Telescope (JWST) gives regular detailed views of stellar nurseries.
Hubble telescope sees an angry star and an evaporating planet
Quite close to our solar system, an angry red dwarf star is terrorizing a misfortunate planet by ripping away the world's atmosphere.
Japan gearing up to launch small moon lander next month
The SLIM moon lander will test precision landing and pave the way for small-scale exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor.
James Webb Space Telescope spies giant cosmic question mark in deep space (photo)
The James Webb Space Telescope spied a cosmic question mark in deep space while observing two young stars located more than 1,000 light-years from Earth.
'Futurama' relaunches on Hulu with a hilarious Season 11 premiere (review)
Good news everyone! Animated sci-fi comedy "Futurama" is back with its Season 11 premiere episode on Hulu, and it does not disappoint.
